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A mother is being questioned by police on suspicion of kidnap after her twins were snatched from a social services centre.

Tamara Dyson, 37, was arrested with a 62-year-old man at a petrol station on the A17 near Newark, Nottinghamshire.

Tamara Dyson, 37, is being questioned by police over kidnap of twins

Four-year-old Billy and Vixen Francis were described as “safe and well” and have been returned to foster care.

Ms Dyson and the man, from the Mansfield area of Nottinghamshire, were taken to Lincoln police station before being transferred to Skegness police station for questioning.

The twins were taken from a centre in Skegness, Lincolnshire, last Thursday.

A police spokeswoman said: “I believe there were observations in the area. Police spotted a car and saw the occupants matched the descriptions and stopped them and put in a challenge.”

Court hearings of care proceedings involving children cannot usually be reported but on Monday Judge Heather Swindells QC made an order at Lincoln County Court to allow publicity under the Children Act 1989.

The judge has now revoked the order, limiting the information which can be published.